the Effect of Abdominal Massage on the Gastric Residual Volume.

"The intervention period will be 3 days for intervention group. These patients will receive 20 minutes of abdominal massage twice a day, and the interval between two massages will be 2 hours. The outcome variable variable gastric residual volume will be measured every day, before the intervention and 1 hour after the second massage. the GRV will be measured in ml (via feeding syringe) and marked on checklist.~The abdominal massage technique will consist of five steps based on tensegrity principle.~The lubricant gel will be used to facilitate the massaging. The patient's position will be supine while going through abdominal massage. The angle between the bed and the patient's head will be 30 to 45 degrees, and the patient's legs will be placed on a pillow. This condition will help to relax the abdominal muscles."